[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9661]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

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    The following applicants have applied for scientific research 
permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant 
to sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

Permit Number TE040873

    Applicant: Jeffrey Robert Skinner, Kirksville, Missouri
    The applicant requests a permit to take Mead's milkweed (Asclepias 
meadii) in Missouri.

Permit Number TE040874

    Applicant: Kelly E. Lane, St. Louis, Missouri
    The applicant requests a permit to take (capture, handle, and 
harass) gray bat (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat (M. Sodalis) in 
several areas in Missouri. The scientific research is aimed at 
enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE040878

    Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Field Office, 
Indianapolis, Indiana
    The applicant requests a permit to take the Karner blue butterfly 
(Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Lake County, Indiana. The applicant is 
proposing to re-introduce the Karner blue butterfly into restored 
habitat within the species historic range. The scientific research is 
aimed at enhancement of survival of the species in the wild.

Permit Number TE040881

    Applicant: Timothy C. Carter, Murphysboro, Illinois
    The applicant requests a permit to authorize take (capture, handle, 
mark and release) gray bat (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat (M. 
Sodalis) throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio 
and Wisconsin. The scientific research is aimed at enhancement of 
survival of the species in the wild.
    Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services 
Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, and 
must be received within 30 days of the date of this publication.
    Documents and other information submitted with this application are 
available for review by any party who requests a copy from the 
following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 
1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, 
[email protected], telephone (612) 713-5343, or FAX (612) 713-
5292.

    Dated: April 9, 2001.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort 
Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 01-9661 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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